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White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges
The Wall Street Journal ^ | July 21 2026 | Amrith Ramkumar

Posted on 07/21/2026 9:00:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The Trump administration plans to accelerate its overhaul of federal research by supporting more individual scientists and the use of artificial intelligence rather than universities, its latest attempt to accelerate technological discovery to combat China.

In a new report and memo released Tuesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy argues individual scientists can help the nation move faster to use AI in scientific research. The directives from the office will help shape a roughly $200 billion annual federal research and development budget across the government for the rest of President Trump’s second term.

The new guidance could further hurt large universities that rely on federal research funding. The administration hopes to give priority to programs such as fellowships and awards that give opportunities to individuals rather than colleges, it says in the report. Examples of model programs the White House says should be emulated include a prestigious National Science Foundation program for graduate students and a National Institutes of Health award for creative scientists.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: ai; amrithramkumar; wallstreeturinal

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1 posted on 07/21/2026 9:00:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

For research, all the colleges have their particular egghead’s meet. Then they all throw their manuscripts in a pile, and everybody choose one to critique. Once those are done, then they choose the most likely promising one..Then, they start gathering the necessary equipment, or have it constructed......Get the folks with the ideas and get started NOW!!


2 posted on 07/22/2026 12:59:52 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: MinorityRepublican

So money will be spent on actual scientific research rather than sophisticated gender studies.


3 posted on 07/22/2026 2:09:48 AM PDT by GregH ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Now this is welcome news. Watch those wokesters scream and whine! Universities are incestuous nests of self important amoral leftists who plagiarize and create their desired research results.


4 posted on 07/22/2026 4:07:04 AM PDT by JayGalt (A never ending battle for Truth, Justice, the American Way & to remember not to feed the trolls!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why? I thought we were bankrupt!


5 posted on 07/22/2026 4:12:56 AM PDT by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Alright Alright Alright


6 posted on 07/22/2026 4:13:38 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: MinorityRepublican; Lazmataz

Good


7 posted on 07/22/2026 4:23:21 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

University Global warming “scientists” hit hard and hardest. FReepers please show compassion for all the grad student “climatologists” / research grunts out of jobs. Same for lower tier warmista professors.


8 posted on 07/22/2026 4:26:42 AM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity. |||||||||||||||||||||||||)
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To: MinorityRepublican

how about just giving it back commies.


9 posted on 07/22/2026 5:03:36 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: SisterK; MinorityRepublican

>Why? I thought we were bankrupt!

Bankrupt? Let’s start w/ the Art/Sec/Cl Const. authority for any such outlay from the Treasury.

Majority of (R)N(C) knows how to lose the ‘debate’ from word one. Next, they’ll start to argue funds in the rt-pocked can’t mingle, nor supplement, w/ those in the left-pocket...until taxpayer $ to PP *rolls eyes*


10 posted on 07/22/2026 5:37:11 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

>The Trump administration plans to accelerate its overhaul of federal research by supporting more individual scientists and the use of artificial intelligence rather than universities, its latest attempt to accelerate technological discovery to combat China

“Federal research”? AI?? My copy of the Constitution must be outdated, I find no such authority referenced therein.

What’s a few, OK $37, trillion between friends?


11 posted on 07/22/2026 5:47:25 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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